4 men charged with break-ins at church and barbershop

Friday

Jan 18, 2013 at 7:00 PMJan 18, 2013 at 7:19 PM

Northbridge police received calls Tuesday about the overnight break-ins. Lt. Timothy Labrie said several televisions, video games, DVDs, haircutting instruments and products, snacks and cash were stolen, valued at thousands of dollars in total.Keith Flye, 19, of 21 Overlook St., was arrested Wednesday with one of the juveniles and was arraigned in Uxbridge District Court today. Mr. Flye was charged with two counts each of breaking and entering in the nighttime for a felony and larceny from a building. He is being held at Worcester County Jail and House of Correction in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.Thursday, Allan Lehouillier, 18, 186 Church St., returned from Northbridge High School with police who had gone there to speak with him about the burglaries.According to court documents, after admitting to police during a recorded interview that he had been involved in the church break-in, he was arrested at the police station on one charge of breaking and entering in the nighttime and one charge of larceny.

Mr. Lehouillier was arraigned in Uxbridge District Court today and is being held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail.

Pretrial hearings for Mr. Flye and Mr. Lehouillier are scheduled for Feb. 2.

The two juveniles were released to their parents and will appear at Milford Juvenile Court at a future date.

Lt. Labrie said all the property was recovered.

He credited the quick resolution of the investigation to the work of police officers getting out on the street and talking to people, as well as tips received by police. “It’s a combination of good police work and a little bit of luck,” Lt. Labrie said.

By Susan Spencer TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Four local men, including two 15-year-old juveniles, have been charged with breaking and entering and larceny following an investigation into break-ins at Chick’s Barbershop and Pleasant Street Christian Reform Church in Whitinsville.